Emirates brings forward deployment of A350 on Edinburgh service to Jan-2025
Emirates Airline announced (26-Nov-2024) plans to bring forward daily A350 scheduled Dubai-Edinburgh service from 03-Jan-2025. The A350 will be rolled out to eight other destinations including Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kuwait, Bahrain, Colombo, Lyon, Muscat and Bologna, with more destinations to follow. [more - original PR]
Background ✨
Emirates Airline received its first A350 aircraft, marking the first new aircraft type to join its fleet since 2008, and planned to begin commercial service in January 2025, starting with the Dubai-Edinburgh route1. The carrier had initially planned to receive its first A350 in August 2024, but delivery was postponed, and it expected to operate the A350 on various medium-haul routes2 3. The Dubai-Edinburgh service had resumed with Boeing 777 equipment before the planned A350 deployment4.